Cohabit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /koʊˈhæbɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Cohabit is a verb meaning (intransitive) To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.
Meaning
(intransitive) To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To coexist in common environs with.
- (intransitive, archaic) To have sex; see coition.
- (politics) To cooperate with an opposing political party.
Example Sentences
An outright far-right victory in the two-round poll, which commences on 30 June, could render Macron a lame duck, doomed to “cohabit” with an overtly xenophobic, Islamophobic, authoritarian and illiberal government led, prospectively, by Jordan Bardella, Le Pen’s young protege
Word Forms
- cohabits
- cohabiting
- cohabited
Synonyms for cohabit
Depending on context, synonyms include fornicate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include co-exist, live, coexist, live together, accompany, accustom.
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